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by "those people" I mean terrorists, not muslims as a whole. And yes, terrorists in iraq believe the same thing al-qaeda does, if it were any different they wouldn't be blowing themselves up killing fellow brothers and sisters, only because they are seen as enemies of islam for cooperating with the new government.
I don't know what you are saying, but I would consider what al-qaeda says to their own to be reliable. What they say to eachother and what they print in their handbook has to be reliable-it is what they are fighting for-from their own mouths. To suggest that they don't even believe what they print for their own fighters is assanine. If you put two and two together you can see how alqaeda's claims of torture in guantanamo shouldn't be taken seriously, since in they have clearly stated that it is part of their mission to spread rumors of torture by US soldiers/officials.
What I'm trying to suggest is that the reports of torture grossly overrepresent what is actually going on. Sure, shit happens. some terrorists have probably been, what some would consider, tortured - I suppose abu grahb prison photos would be a good example. But to believe that the US is torturing terror suspects iin a widespread manner is rediculous, especially in guantanamo, which is under a very heavy international eye. IRC, AI, et al.
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